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After months of research and development, the team here at Bridge Classic Cars are extremely excited to reveal the first stage prototype of our submarine car. Loosely based on an Amphicar 770, our Sub-A-Roo is now moving into the testing…

Our 2015 Land Rover Defender, formerly owned by TV Adventurer Ed Stafford, has been safely delivered to its new home with its excited new owner Jamie. We wish Jamie many happy miles (on and offroad) with his new Defender!

Just arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop is this 2000 Toyota Revius camper. The workshop technicians will be carrying out a full inspection on the camper as with all of our new arrivals here at our Suffolk HQ. Take…

Last night, we invited all of our Mini friends to come over to our Pettistree workshops for the live draw of our 1979 Austin Morris Mini in our Atelier building. With the weather holding off, we opened the doors for…

This morning we welcomed the Mercedes-Benz club to The Atelier at Bridge Classic Cars. It was great to see so many members of the club enjoy a coffee with us before going on a guided tour of the Bridge Classic…

Princess Anne visited our neck of the woods recently, spending some time in Southwold where she went to the Adnams brewery. She visited the Suffolk coast as part of the 150th anniversary of Adnams. A day before her trip to…

Olympian turned celebrity coach, Greg Whyte, was in Ipswich recently. As this is so local to us, we felt that we had to go and listen to him speak at the Ipswich Sporting Lunch Club, hosted at local restaurant Venue…

There are always classic vehicles coming into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. However, every now and again, multiple vehicles all show up at the same time. After a successful day at auction recently, we received a delivery of several vehicles…

Some of the team here at Bridge Classic Cars recently had the opportunity to hear the story of Rogue Trader, Nick Leeson from the man himself. For those who don’t know, Nick Leeson is a former trader who ended up…

Classic car technician Steve has been working on our 1937 Vauxhall 25 Wingham Cabriolet. While working on this rare and extremely good-looking classic car, Steve replaced the bottom radiator hose. He also went on to check and clean the brakes…

Five friends are soon to embark on a mammoth motorcycling challenge to raise funds for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH). Ian Charlesworth, Chris Tebbit, Robert McDonald and Ethan and John Stenner hope to cover around 1,500 miles on their motorbikes…

We are very excited that our 2000 Toyota Regius will soon be arriving in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. This is a great-looking vehicle that can certainly add a great deal of comfort to any long road trip. If you…

Classic car technicians Monty and Chris have restarted their work on our 1975 Jensen Interceptor MK3. As you can see from the images below, things are progressing nicely on this classic car and it is slowly starting to take on…

Our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 has been in the hands of classic car technician Brian. He has been working on the metal trims for the tailgate. These were trial fitted so they could be adjusted and the fit checked. Brian…

Classic car technician Brian has been working on the interior of our 1980 Saab 99 Turbo. He first fitted the headliner board before moving on to the A posts. The sun visors and rear view mirror were next to be…

The new wheels and tyres for our 1905 Riley 9HP have arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Now that they are here, they can be prepared and fitted to our very special Riley. Since it now seems that our…

Work to rebuild our 1959 Jensen 541R has continued recently with classic car technician Rob building up and fitting the front suspension. Along with the suspension, Rob also got the engine back into the car. The heater motor was built…

On 29th March 1927, on Daytona Beach in Florida, Major Henry Segrave drove a Sunbeam, known as ‘The Slug’, over 200mph. This was the first time that any car had ever reached this speed and set a new land speed…

Today, we delivered our 1976 Leyland Mini Clubman 1100 to lucky winner Oscar Rignell. Oscar’s winning ticket number, 2715, was randomly selected during the live draw held on 16th March 2023. This is a stunning classic Mini and we are…

We recently welcomed the Porsche Club GB to The Atelier at Bridge Classic Cars. Having more than 30 Porsches parked up outside while members of the club enjoyed a coffee and a chat before having a personal tour of the…

On Saturday 25th March, we hosted an evening with Ed Stafford in The Atelier at Bridge Classic Cars. The night saw more than 100 people join us to hear Ed talk about his adventures, his life, and his current and…

Now that our 1996 Rover 220 Turbo has been painted, classic car technician Mauro has begun the process of putting it back together again. Before painting, a lot of the components were removed to ensure the paint job was completed…

Our 1964 Daimler 250 V8 has been going through its preparation for paint with classic car technician Scott. Scott removed all the brightwork and trim ready to be fully prepped for a new coat of paint. Before our classic Daimler…

The BBC has announced that filming of series 34 of Top Gear has been halted following Freddie Flintoff’s crash back in December. The accident happened while Freddie was driving a Morgan Super 3 which is an open-top 3-wheeled sports car….

Yesterday, we welcomed the Essex Austin Seven Club into The Atelier at Bridge Classic Cars. It was great to see the members of the club spending time with us enjoying coffee and snacks before getting to have a look behind-the-scenes…

Everyone here at Bridge Classic Cars loves an MGB. With that in mind, it should come as no surprise that another one has recently arrived at the workshop. This stunning orange 1980 MGB GT is certainly an eye-catching car and…

A 1956 Ford Thunderbird has just come into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. The owner of this classic Thunderbird has brought the car to us to investigate and resolve a number of issues that they have been experiencing. Some of…

We have recently welcomed our 1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. This all-wheel-drive classic Sierra was designed to be a more affordable practical sports car that could be used in all seasons. When compared to its…

Another stunning car has arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in the form of our 1958 Austin Healey Sprite, commonly known as the Frogeye thanks to its prominent bonnet-mounted headlights. After initially being supplied to America, it came back…

Tickets are now available for our 1987 Porsche 928 Series 4. This is a fantastic example of the transaxle grand tourer that offered a more usable and practical version of the Porsche 911. Finished in Grand-Prix white with a black…